Churchill High School copes with all-day power outage

Updated 7:31 pm, Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Churchill High School is seen in a Thursday afternoon Feb. 2, 2012 aerial photo. Blanco Road runs along the bottom of the photo.
(William Luther/wluther@express-news.net)

Churchill High School is seen in a Thursday afternoon Feb. 2, 2012 aerial photo. Blanco Road runs along the bottom of the photo.
(William Luther/wluther@express-news.net)

Photo: William Luther, San Antonio Express-News

Churchill High School copes with all-day power outage

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SAN ANTONIO — An electrical outage at Churchill High School didn't result in lost class time Tuesday, school officials said. Power was restored Tuesday night.

Churchill Principal Jeff Vaughan sent an email to parents and faculty notifying them Monday night that a circuit panel failure had cut power to the main building, requiring some students to move “period by period to available classrooms or to large spaces such as the auditorium.”

The main building has 81 classrooms, 24 of them without windows, said North East Independent School District spokeswoman Aubrey Chancellor. Officials had to move students out of the windowless spaces, with some teachers opting to hold classes outdoors or in other common areas that have light, or in buildings that still had air conditioning.

“The fact that temperatures didn't get into the 90s was certainly helpful,” Chancellor said. “I think when windows were opened, it was still a little uncomfortable but bearable.”

A large generator was to be installed overnight so classes Wednesday would resume as usual, she said. Vaughan credited faculty, staff and students for being patient and flexible, Chancellor said.